Dr. Ben Carson through the years
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson looks on during church services at Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church in Des Moines , Iowa.
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Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson tours the Iowa State Fair.
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Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson speaks during the Iowa State Fair.
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during a campaign rally at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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Ben Carson, fourth from left, at a 2015 Republican presidential debate with fellow candidates John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul.
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Candy Carson and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speak during a campaign rally at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks a campaign rally at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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Dr. Ben Carson is introduced to the crowd during the Eagle Forum’s Eagle Council event in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks during the Eagle Forum’s Eagle Council event in St. Louis, Missouri.
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In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Dr. Ben Carson, listens as President Donald Trump speaks after touring the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson addresses the media outside of The Village at Westerly Creek after touring the HUD funded property in 2018.
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